01/08/2018
Report from Sicily…
For our 11th trip to Italy, my wife, adult daughter and I chose Sicily. My travel agent recommended Sergio La Mattina at La Mattina Travel (via Roma 471-90139, Palermo [PA], Italy; phone +39 091 6118227), and we took a fantastic tour from him, Oct. 4-14, 2010.
After several e-mails about our interests, Sergio drew up a 10-day itinerary beginning and ending in Catania. Our tour covered the major archaeological area as well as great scenery in Taormina, Palermo, Erice, Agrigento, Ragusa and Siracusa. We had our own driver and wonderful local guides.
The hotels all were top-notch. For example, our room at Hotel Villa Athena in Agrigento looked out onto the Temple of Hercules! Our lunches often were at small, out-of-the-way restaurants that a tourist would be unlikely to find.
The total cost of the trip, including two hotel rooms at each stop, eight lunches, driver, guides and admissions to all sites, was $4,000 per person — not inexpensive but, given the quality of the service, hotels and meals, well worth it.
— DAVID E. ANDERSON, Meadville, PA
https://www.intltravelnews.com/2011/04/myanmar-tour-sicily-tour-and-southeast-asia-tour
Myanmar’s magic has besotted us. My husband and I were there for 16 heavenly days, Dec. 15-31, 2010, with Asia Photo Travels & Tours (No. 9/A, Hospital St., Pyi Thar Yar, Baukhtaw, Yankin Township, Yangon, Myanmar; phone [95-9] 5010501).
